Budget Budget Su mmary 2012-2013
BUDGET AT A GLANCE
A message from the Mayor
$328 million
TOTAL BUDGET
$117 million
Water and Sewerage
$93 million
Roads and Drainage
$27 million
Arts and Culture
$24 million
Parks and Open Space
I am pleased to present this Budget on behalf of the newly elected Gladstone Regional Council. A key aspect of the development of the Budget has been on ensuring that short term decisions are in line with Council’s Long Term Financial Plan, which has been given a Sound Rating by Queensland Treasury Corporation. This means Council has been able to consider the long-term picture of service levels, rate increases, capital programs and borrowing levels when developing its budget. The challenge for this Council remains to balance the pressures of growth, while operating in an environment that is producing a number of affordability issues. We have faced several challenging years with successive flood events and the recovery process has been
For every $100 of your rates, Council delivers a range of services...
a difficult one in the current growth climate. This financial year, $188 million of the $328 million Budget will be invested in the capital expenditure required to ensure our region keeps pace with the ongoing demands for soft and hard infrastructure, and to repair flood damaged roads. With respect to flood repairs, a total of $45 million of funding has been provided by the Federal and State Government through the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements. The overall impact of Budget 2012-13 on residential and rural sectors, based on an annual sample of properties across all localities, is 1.42 per cent, or $32 for the year. Meanwhile, general rate revenue from the residential sector will increase by just 1.6 per cent in 2012-13.
This is in line with CPI for the last 12 months, through to the end of March 2012, and is below the local government cost index, prepared by the LGAQ, of 3.6%. This Budget Summary has been produced to help explain our Budget 2012-13 and give you an understanding of where ratepayers’ funds are spent. Please visit Council’s website at www.gladstone.qld.gov.au to download a copy of Budget 2012-13, view our Media Kit and find out where Council intends spending money in the coming year. - Mayor
Gail Sellers
Roads, construction, maintenance, engineering, drainage, bridges and footpaths.
$26.00
Planning, development assessment, regulatory services, environment compliance and land use.
$2.70
Parks, playgrounds and open space.
$6.61
Sewerage infrastructure and maintenance operations.
$20.19
Water infrastructure, maintenance and operations.
$12.62
Arts, culture and libraries
$7.99
Wheelie bin collections and management of waste facilities.
$3.98
Property and Facility management
$7.55
Community wellbeing, sport and recreation and aquatic facilities.
$6.55
Customer Service, administration, human resources, IT and safety.
$5.81